The GWM Funky Cat is inside the German Top 40 in August. The German new car market soars by a gigantic 37.3% year-on-year in August to 273,417 units. We remain 12.9% below the pre-pandemic volume of August 2019. The year-to-date tally is now up 16.5% to 1,913,564, 23.3% below the…
The VW Golf is back inside the Romanian Top 10. The Romanian new car market is up 2.8% year-on-year in August to 12,891 units, a poor result given August 2022 was off -22.3% on the year prior. Year-to-date, sales are up 20.2% to 100,166. Local behemoth Dacia (-10.6%) easily remains…
It's the end of the road for the Ford Fiesta. Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in August. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are already included in the August 2023 UK update. This month…
The Smart #1 is inside the Swiss Top 40 in August. New car sales in Switzerland gain 15.8% year-on-year in August to 18,977 units, meaning the year-to-date volume is now up 13.9% to 161,328. 4x4 sales follow the market at +16.1% for the month to 9,440 and 49.7% share vs.…
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling vehicle in Portugal in August. 13,050 new cars found a Portuguese home in August, a 14.1% year-on-year uptick. As a result, the year-to-date tally is now up 36.8% to 132,279. Peugeot (+24.2%) confirms it is the favourite carmaker around with 10.7% of the market,…
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in the Netherlands in August. 27,825 new cars hit Dutch roads in August, a solid 18.6% year-on-year lift. The year-to-date volume is now up 29.1% to 257,059. Kia (+7.2%) repeats at #1 and is the only manufacturer to cross the 10% share…
Nissan X-Trail sales are up 197.1% year-on-year thanks to the new generation. 7/09 update: Now with Top 295 All models ranking For the third time in the past 4 months after May and July, the Australian new light vehicle market breaks its monthly record, posting the largest ever August volume…
The Polestar 2 is up to #4 in Norway in August. New car sales in Norway disappoint in August at -10.4% to 11,083 units, meaning the year-to-date volume is now off -3.3% to 85,155. BEV sales edge up just 0.1% year-on-year to 9,250 and 83.5% share and up 3.1% year-to-date…
The VW ID.4 is the 2nd best selling model in Sweden in August. The Swedish new car market is up 16% year-on-year in August to 23,871 sales, leading to a year-to-date volume edging down -0.4% to 181,834. BEVs are up 68.3% for the month to 9,784 and 41% share vs.…
The Ford Puma is the most popular vehicle in the UK in August. New car sales in the UK soar 24.4% year-on-year in July to 85,657 units, the highest July volume since 2020. The year-to-date tally is now up a robust 20% to 1,179,298 sales. Private sales go completely against…
The VW T-Roc is the most popular vehicle in Europe in July. 4/09 update: Now with Top 83 All brands and Top 456 All models. The European new car market (28 countries) shines in July at +16.5% to 1,018,403 units. This marks 12 consecutive months of year-on-year gains. The year-to-date…
The Peugeot 2008 is the best-selling vehicle in Finland in July. New car sales in Finland advance 9.4% year-on-year in August to 7,666 units, bringing the year-to-date volume up 9.3% to 60,076. Toyota (+10.9%) remains on top of the brands ranking albeit with a shy 14.8% share vs. 17.2% so…
The Hyundai i20 is up to #2 in Iceland in July. Only 1,267 new light vehicles found an Icelandic home in July, a -38% year-on-year freefall. The year-to-date tally is now down -12.8% to 11,536 units after 7 months. Toyota (-37.8%) matches the market to remain in the brands top…
NIO smashes its all-time volume record in July. We can share with you today All brands and All models retail sales data for China in July. BSCB is the only non-Chinese medium to cover both wholesales (ex-factory shipments) and retail sales data for China so you can get the most…
2nd Top 10 finish in Slovenia for the Renault Austral The Slovenian new car market is stable in July at -0.5% year-on-year to 3,776 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 4.9% to 31,086. We remain at historically low levels given July 2022 was down -14.2% over the year prior and July…